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The Massachusetts mechanic’s lien law, going back more than 100 years, allows contractors to file a lien on a tenancy interest. See G.L.c. 254, §25. There is nothing new in that concept. But a battle is often waged over whether ...

By Alexander Klibaner In PGA TOUR, Inc. v. Martin, 532 U.S. 661 (2001), the U.S. Supreme Court interpreted the federal Americans with Disabilities Act to require the PGA to accommodate a professional golfer suffering from a circulatory disorder by permitting ...

Within the space of a month, two Superior Court decisions have reached opposite conclusions to the question, yet to be addressed by an appellate court, whether the death of a party extinguishes a claim brought under the Massachusetts anti-discrimination statute, ...

During one of my first-year property law classes, Dean Lemelman opened the hour by saying, “It’s easier to sign a $5 million obligation than a $50,000 one.” Interesting concept, I thought, but so what? “The reason being, if the agreement ...

Securities and Exchange Commission examinations are crucial to the agency’s efforts to enforce the federal securities laws. The mere threat of an SEC examination, particularly in the current regulatory climate, provides a strong incentive for investment advisers and investment companies ...

Six cases pending before the Supreme Judicial Court raise important doctrinal, methodological and policy questions concerning the scope and purpose of the Confrontation Clause. The decisions in these cases will tell us whether a modern-day Sir Walter Raleigh has the ...

In the late 1990s, when a federal court decided that Microsoft’s “freelancers” were actually employees and that Microsoft should have been providing benefits to these workers, an earthquake was predicted for U.S. employers. (Microsoft reportedly settled the case for $97 ...

A wealth of materials exists to guide estate planners through the still “new” Massachusetts estate tax (G.L.c. 65C, Sect. 2A, and hereinafter referred to as the MET), as decoupled from the state death tax credit formerly available for federal estate ...

Less than five years after its establishment as a pilot program, the Business Litigation Session of the Suffolk County Superior Court has become a hotbed of interesting and cutting-edge issues, and 2004 was no exception. Last year, the BLS and ...